Circus Caps for Sale Book

Circus Caps for Sale is a sequel to one of my all-time favorite childhood books Caps for Sale. As a child I remember being able to feel the annoyance of Pezzo when his caps were taken from him, so I was thrilled to find that there was a sequel. After reading this sequel I can truly say that Esphyr Slobodkina did a wonderful job of creating yet another book that children will love.

Circus Caps for Sale tells about a day in the life of Pezzo who sells caps. Pezzo wakes up every moring and stacks his caps high above his head and walks around town selling the caps. On this day Pezzo goes out to the town and cannot seem to find any people. Eventually he is drawn to the sound of music and finds a county fair with an enormous circus tent. You can practically hear the "B-O-O-M!" and "OOM-PA-PA!" of the circus parade through the text. Pezzo decides to wait for the noisy parade to pass, but while he is waiting an elephant knocks all of the caps off his head and the parade members take them! Pezzo is extremely worried that he will not get his hat back (SPOILER ALERT) but he does and when the circus boss sees how Pezzo carries his caps he even gets to be a part of the parade!

My favorite part of this book is how the text and illustrations connect so much. Every single thing that is mentioned in the text is depicted in the story. Children will be able to point out all of the caps, circus animals, and townspeople mentioned in the words. The illustrations are so simple and are still able to contain so much detail and I love that. This is a great book that I think children will adore.